BOSTON – The state’s unemployment is the lowest it’s been since August 2008.

The Office of Labor and Workforce Development reported preliminary estimates from the Bureau of Labor Statistics for the month of June.

The report, based on a monthly sample of households, reveals that Massachusetts’ unemployment rate dropped to 5.5 percent, down .1 of a percentage point from the May 2014 rate, and down 1.6 percent from June 2013.

The state added 3,700 jobs in June for a total of 3,409,500.

Since June 2013, the state has added a net of 48,900 jobs. Of that total, 49,400 jobs have been added in the private sector and 500 jobs lost in the public sector.

Education and health services gained 6,000 jobs in June 2014, the most acquired compared to other industries. Trade, Transportation and Utilities, and Government trailed behind, having gained each 900 jobs for the month.

Financial Services did not experience an increase or decrease in jobs during the month.

Industries classified as Manufacturing, Construction, Leisure and Hospitality, and Other Services lost the most jobs during June, averaging between 900 and 1,100 jobs.

The June 2014 estimates show that 3,310,500 Massachusetts residents were employed and 191,000 were unemployed, comprising a labor force of 3,501,500.